- OE. savensauvensalven, OF. salversauver, F. sauver, L. salvare, fr. salvus saved, safe. See Safea.
- To make safe; to procure the safety of; to preserve from injury, destruction, or evil of any kind; to rescue from impending danger; as, to save a house from the flames.God save all this fair company.He cried, saying, Lord, save me.Thou hast . . . quitted all to save A world from utter loss.
- TheolSpecifically, to deliver from sin and its penalty; to rescue from a state of condemnation and spiritual death, and bring into a state of spiritual life.Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.
- To keep from being spent or lost; to secure from waste or expenditure; to lay up; to reserve.Now save a nation, and now save a groat.
- To rescue from something undesirable or hurtful; to prevent from doing something; to spare.I'll save you That labor, sir. All's now done.
- To hinder from doing, suffering, or happening; to obviate the necessity of; to prevent; to spare.Will you not speak to save a lady's blush?
- To hold possession or use of; to escape loss of.Just saving the tide, and putting in a stock of merit.To preserve; rescue; deliver; protect; spare; reserve; prevent.
